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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-08
CHRISTIAN Al lANCE

WASHINGTON, Dec. "A general Chris
tan conference under auspices OF Centen-
NAL alliance opened today.
Ex-iustice Strong, of the Z. 5. supreme
court presided at the afternoon session.
Prof Palmer H. Boyton, of Columbia col
lege made an address on immigration, He
believed that the time had arrived when
our former policy of indiscriminate alb
sorption Of the foreign element of popula-
ton, would result in serious crisis. The
nation is no longer able to assimilate the
alien elements with sufficient rapid
ity The children of aliens made Il
terrible exhibition in the statistics OF
paupery and crime. They constitute large
II the hoodlums and roughs of our cities.
The public school have intoxicated men
with a sense of independence, without I'M
preston upon them the responsibilities of
liberty The employers of labor, he said,
are able to defeat strikes by means of inn
migra ton. More competition with Ameri-
can la Dor enters III week through Castle
Garden than the prisons turn out in a
year. Protection to American labor Is u
farce as long as this unbarred food gate
remains open. immigration has the effect
ton, by introducing undue competition with
people who demand less of life. He had
known Hungarians who saved money on
wages of II IA day. They changed their
linen once a month and picked their din
ners out of ash barrels. Competition with
such people was impossible for self-respec-
ting lab0rers People who live like pigs
olso presently behave like pigs. Prof.
BOysen said III conclusion that he was in
favor of d law which would make consular
inspection and a certificate Oh good charac-
ter Indispensable prerequisite TO immigra-
ton Practically such Il law, III fact, as
proposed by Senator Palmer.
Hurst of Buffalo spoke on the estrange-
meut OF the masses from the church The
cases he enumerated included the antago-
nism OF the foreigner to our evangelical
life. Sunday newspapers, sabbath desc
Grafton. and the greatest of ali, the cities
OF the saloon
Rev. Arthur 7. Pierson, d. d., pastor of
the Bethany Presbyterian church, in
Philadelphia. continued the discussion of
the same subject, and said that the ten
dency of the rich is to get as lar as they
can from the unwholesome and disagreed
bic surroundings of the poor. fonnd in
New York, he said, eighteen women and
children, white and coiored, occupying one
room. This blinded Samson Of ignorant
and unevangelized labor, may get his
arms around the pillars supporting our
commonwealth ana bring it down.
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WASHINGTON.
Confined from First Page

American policy of protection to which
the country is indebted for It's unexampled
development and prosperity. To demon
strate the injustice of the presidents
policy and the fallacy of the remedy he
proposes for the reduction of the surplus,
we point to the fact that if the whole
amount of the revenue derived from wool
was abolished it would reduce the surplus
only about S5,000000, or less than 10 cents
per capita of the population, which Is PAID
by foreigners, while the old war taxes he
recommends retained, yield over s119,0OO,-
600 and as direct tax per capita of -
each. and is what makes up the
great bulk of the surplus OF
$40, 200 900, which fosters most danger
Gus monopoly. We would further add the
following statistics in regard to the wool
industry. The annual revenue derived
from imports of wool under the tariff OF
1861 was less than S1.700. Under the re-
duced tariff of 1888, the revenue last year
was over S5,O0O,00O The number of sheep
in the country in 1884 was 80, 626, 626, IN
1887 it was Al. 759, 314, a decrease of nearly
six millions. and dimunition Of the an
nual wool products of over 33,0OO,OO0
pounds, thus showing that the reduced
tariff by the act of 1888 has increaeed the
revenue from imported woods and dimin-
ished the number Of sheep in the United
States about II per cent and the annual
products in the same proportion. The
presidents policy would bring about the
destruction of this industry and the same
policy of reduction and abolition of the
tariff would end in disaster to all the in
dustrial productive enterprises OF the
country.
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BARB WIRE TROUBI rs

JOLIET. H., Dec There is a strong
sentiment growing among the barb wire
manufacturers of this city, which is shared
by some of the manufacturers of St. Louis
and other western cities, against paying
their royalty to Washburn & Moen, of
Worcester, Mass, while so many I'M
licensed firms are allowed to run and pay
no royalty. Judge Treats decision in St
Louis about two years ago was adverse to
the -Yalidity of the Washburn 4 Moen pat
entS, and since that time great many
moonshiner establishments have sprung
up throughout the district coming under
the judges jurisdiction. WashbUrn x
Moen are understood to be pressing the
unlicensed companies in the courts. but
the manufacturers here are growing rest
less and one OF the most prominent among
them said that ii was the intention To form
a pool and contest the validity of the pat
ent. II the matter eliminates the Joliet
manufacturers viii be joined by tue
licensed firms in St Louis and they will
save the money in law that they are now
paying WaShburn x Moen as a royalty
1t i further claimed that this move is a
necessity. or the licensed mills viii have TO
shut down. as they cannot compete with
those who do not have TO pay the royalty
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AT SAN MONOCA,
THE PACIFIC NATIONAL SOLDIERS
HOME LOCATED.
San MonOca, California Selected as
the Site---S1O0,000
Donation.
The Minneapolis Mills Turned Out a Still
Smaller Quantity of Flour During
Last Week.
Young Hawkins, Who Killed His Mother
Some Time ago, Has Been Convicted
Of Murder in the First Degree.
LOCATED.
The National Soldiers Home to be Located
at San NOn0ca. Cal.

LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, Dec. THE board of
managers of the national home for disa-
bled soldiers, at a meeting last night, made
their final decision on the question of the
location of the Pacific branch of the home.
The place selected adjoins the town of San
Monoca, Los Angeles county, California,
and is about fourteen miles from Los An
geles, and connects with the latter city by
two lines of railway. The land is do
mated by Senator Jones and Mrs.
A. d. B. Baker and consists of
800 acres. In addition to- this $780,
600 has been granted by the trustees of
WolfskiIl ranch which adjoins the Jones
and Baker tracts. The money is to be
paid by quarterly installments and $40, 600
is to be devoted TO the adOrnment of the
grounds. The construction of the same
will be proceeded with at once, and when
sufficient quarters are prepared for the vet
eran soldiers at Napa, the home will be
transferred TO the national home if they
so desire. The buildings to be erected will
cost $780, 600. The decision of the board
was by a vote OF y to s. The party left
Las Vegas for the east today. During
their visit to the Pacific coast they had
visited ten different cities in California
and inspected twenty sites offered for ii To-
cation of the home.
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CApTUREDA PRAIRIE WOLF

CHICAGO. H., Dec. John Stetler a
night Waterman in the great lumber
yards along the North Branch, was re
turning to his home, 1872 Orchard street,
in the rain Saturday morning, when he
saw cadayerous looking beast Looping up
and down in front Of his house. Stetler
was sure the animal was not a dog, so he
seized a club. bent his back, and started
after the stranger on the tips of his toes
The morning was just breaking and the
strest was deserted. Stetler circled around
the beast, which proved to be long gray
prairie wolf, until he got within strik-
ing distance and than he made
a lunge with the club The wolf leaped
out OF the way, and returning. snapped his
chops at Stetler. The Waterman ran up the
steps of his house and flung his club at the
beast. The latter galioped out of the way
Then Stetler came down, and with out
stretched arms approached the wolf. The
animal did not run away, but glared at his
pursuer When Stetler got near enough
the wolf snapped at his hands and caught
the left one in his teeth. Stetler yelled out
in pain. but with great courage fell upon
the beast which he seized by the throat
and dragged into the back yard. Then
Stetler locked up the animal and went out
in search of the owner. He was unsuc-
cessful The Waterman is of the opinion
that the wolf walked into town from the
praire. The animal will be killed.
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q WOMAN TRAMP

DECATUR. H., Dec. "A veritable wo-
man tramp is in the custody of the Deca-
tur authorities Her name is Irene Nc
Fetridge, single. and aged thirty-nine years
She was found in the timber with camp
ing outfit. coffee pot; skillet. and other
utensils, and was apparently contented
with her lot. She ran away from the poor
house Yesterday but was recGptured after
travelling twenty miles on foot. Her home
is in Richland county. H., but she refuses
to travel in that direction. She was here
in 1sS3 in her present plight. and hes since
been camping ont in the northern part of
Illinois She bears no evidence Of diSsipa-
ton and talks fluently. asserting her claim
70 freedom and the right to live a. she
chooses Efforts 10 induce her 10 explain
her queer conduct have failed. She has 81
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MINNEAPOLIS EIOtjR.

MINNEAPoLIS, Dec. THE Northwest
erm Miller says: A very low stage of
water prevailed last week and the mills
failed to make a very good showing. The
flour output for the week was 102, 800
bushels, averaging 1888 daily, agaist
ia, 800 the previous week, and 1880 for
the corresponding time III 1885. For few
days previous to yesterdays break in
wheat, the eastern demand for flour be-
came quite animated and though millers
advanced prices considerably, a vertible
boom in -four seemed about to be realized.
The tumble in wheat, however, has since
caused buyers to hesitate, and quieter
market is expected Millers are pretty
firm in their views. and are inclined. with
the -four output largely diminished, to
maintain prices at the advance of the few
DAYS OaSt
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4 RAILROAD TRANSFER.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Dec. AT a meeting of
the directors here today the Minnesota
* Northwestern railway was sold and
transferred to the Chicago. St Paul *
Kansas City and the whole Stickney sys-
TEN hereafter viii be called by the latter
title. The directors Of the former road at
a meeting in - Paul on Monday. author
uiisht-,l IL The yUce was unanimous
The Minnesota & Northwestern therefor.
ceases "a an operating linz The entire
system now becomes an Iera corpot.. i0n
with HEADQUARTERS at Dubuque. President
otickney and the ~ Paul dir-cIo-z u.Vre
prs5c4f 70 meet with the Dubuque dire
rpv-
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, Dee. THE National Gazette
discussing the Fremden Blatz article rela-
tive to the massing of troops on the Rus
sian frontier. says 1t is evident that the
forge of Russian troops now in Poland is
not sufficient to attack two formidable
military powers. The present massing Of
troops is too small for war and too large
Cor peace we must wait and see how
Russia VIII reconcile the massiug with the
pacific assurances of the journal DE St.
Petersburg.
The political correspondence semi-ofi
cially denies a report that the powers in
terested have officially sent note to Rus
the Austrian frontier guards Will be com
pletely organized and their numbers in
creased
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q ARGF SXEI ET0N

FOGALES. \. T., Dec. YESTERDAY some
Mexicans were digging grave at the
cemetery half a mile north of town. The
skeleton of human giant was uncovered
at Il depth OF two and a half feet The
skull was accidently split in two pieces by
Il blow from pick. In size it is double
that of an ordinary skull, and the upper
teeth are veritabe tusks, ranging from
three TO three and a half inches in length.
From the stomach tooth to the swell in
the jaw it measures four inches The
rapidly receding forehead, so noticeabl
among the aboriGines is not a characters
tic of the eXhumed skull. a broad and
not overprojecting forehead strengthens
the belief that this was one of the prehiS-
toric men whose monuments of industry
still adorn the plains and valleys
OF Arizona. While many of the bones
tnrued to dust as soon as they were cX-
posed to the air, the ones connecting the
elbow and shoulder Are intact. They are
monsters in length and thickness. Care
full measurements of the skeleton place its
height at feet a inches The preserva-
ton of the skeleton for centuries may seem
remarkable to some who are not acquainted
with the formation of the cemetery
grounds. At the period the body was de
ppSittu thcES lhS Noll WAS CltNeA, out not
of sufficient strength in itself 10 form the
concrete now present there. 1t was only
by the admiXture of eXtraneous sub
stances, such as lime wash and pebbles.
that it became hardened As this matter
was only deposited in the rainy season by
the slow mesa wash. centuries have. with
out doubt. come and gone since the mann
moth corpse was placed to rest there in the
sleep of death. The bones of the giant
were reinforced in the concrete soil ,t-ba-a
they have been resting way beyond the
memory of man. The skeleton will be
again eNhumed and sent to a museum in
some city.
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kliiF FL SY & NEGRO

HoUsToN, Tex, Dec. John SnolI. aged
IS years. was murdered just before dark
this evening in the Fifth Wand. Snoll was
employed in driving a scraper on work
that was heing done by the Houston *
Texas Central Railway near the Bayou
Cotton compress As the scraper reached
The dump Sno.i was confronted hy a negro
of 1hou: the same axe. who took q position
IL front OF the mules. SnoIl ordered him
away. when hot words ensue-i Finally
SnOli started 3acS with the ScraDer. fol
lowed by the negro. who aSsssiled aim Win
hard names. Snoll turned and SLAPPED be
Negro. The blow was answered with a
pistol shot The ball entered SnoIi's neCk
bacA Of the lower part Of ting left ear. cut
ting tbe iuSslls ar rein. Snoi fell and died
III ghrce minutes On firing he fatal sho1
the young Negro fed followed by the fore
man and 4 gang Of woTkmen. The fugi-
Ave made his way 10 the deep gulIies that
lie along the line of Buffalo Bayou. and
succeeded IN making his escape.
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CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.

JOLIET, H., Dec. "A young man who
has moved in high circles in Joliet from
his birth. named Charles Klinefelter. son
Of \. \. klinefelter, a prominent barb
wire manufacturer of this place. was ar
rested today on a serious charge and taken
TO Chicago Young klinefelter has been
stopping j. Chicago for some time. This,
facts IN connection with his arrest are ~
follows: \ few days ago Chicago. Mil
wauNee x 81. Paul railroad otiicil, came
down to Joliet in search Of young kline-
iester. who was 40, 60 be found He ~e-
turned, however. last nighf. and va, ar
once arrested. CHARGED with a systematic
robbery Of baggage ia the hegZage DEPART
ment OF the Chicago Milwaukee x ~.
Paul Railroad company az Chicago. where
ne was employed - night clerk Tho OH
ciai turned the young man over To ". A
Pin6ert on. who i endeayoriu- To axtort "A
confession of the Jhia1iny trauSar;iaus
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DECISION REVERSED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE secretary of
the interior today reversed the decision of
the commissioner of the general land office,
and holds that the state of Colorado is en-
titled to indemnity for two sections of land
living within the Ute reservation under a
grant OF land to the state for school pur-
poses
The members of the delegations from
Cincinnati and Omaha, who are in the
city for the purpose of presenting the
claims of their respective cities for the
next national Republican convention, call
ed at the white house today, and paid their
respects to the president
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WRGINIA'S ASSEMBLY ORGANIZED.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. THE general as
sembly of Virginia met today al noon and
organized by electing the Democratic eau
Gus nominees. Governor Lees message
contains many important suggestions rel
ative to state matters. In view of the re
cent decision of the United States supreme
court bearing on the Virginia debt ques-
ton, tho Governor recommends the pass
age of joint resolution susp6nding legal
proceedings against those VINO have ten
dered coupons in payment Of taxes, rs he
was assured by authority that such action
would decidedly benefit aNparties concern
ed. He thinks when the bondhoders con
slider this decision they viii be willing to
accept such offer as the state can make
based upon the surplus revenue to he APP
piled to the payment of interest on the
principal of what the state considers her
I.J+
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OVER THE OCEAN.
FNGt AND

LONDON, Dec THE Royal Mail :. s.
Line Steamer Isla De panay, which left
Liverpool Nov -. for Manila Iloilo, Gel
IN and Singapore is ashore nine miles north
Of Hager, Portugal Seven of her crew
we're drowned. She is a vessel Of $500
TONS.
At the annual meeting of the central
chamber OF agriculture today many pro-
vincial delegates were present and took
art in the excited discussion over a mo-
ION favoring protection. The motion was
carried by two to one
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aEsTAI SALVATION

BEERYyI-LE. Ark Dec- ..-tl.aEt Ger
rett and Colonel Wagner, llTioz IN Poi1
township. met or the roadside ycssfsrgssy
and began frinc at each Other. Garrett
was killed outright. and Wa o1er viii d =
from his wounds The murder /. the Re-
SJ,it 81 feud which has thus Tar cost foGr
lives and farther blocsi-shed {, pfs,sssg,l.-
Several prominent families ART involved.
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The CLERKS, REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Dec THE clerks of the
committees on appropriations OF the two
houses of congress have prepared a tabu-
larly statement, the footings on which
make the following showing: The net
increase on estimates for the next fiscal
year oyer those admitted for the current
year is IS, 1871 .93a the net increase over the
appropriations for the current year is SOB
~ COZ: the total of estimates for the next
year is S3S4, 094, 521. The estimated revenue
for 1899 is $40 5fS5 1874
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CAThIfV ptIPMEn

MARSHALL. No. Dee g. - News has
reached here of the probably fatal burning
Of Mrs. a J. Hays, living near Saline
CITY. in this county. She was alone ex-
cept her little children Her dress caught
fiIe from the open hearth. In no other
way could she think Of relief except 10
Jump into rainwater barrel. which she
did. breaking the ice The relief came too
late and her life is despaired OF.
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WHOLE HOG FOR rHE ANrls

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec The city election
today hinged Ipon the prohibition cues
ton. The ants had out a straight ticket.
while the prohibitionjsJs ran a cor2hipa-
tion ticket The election was warmly con
tested and resulted in de1s>ive victory
Tor the ants, their average majority beng
about l0.000, This gives the ants com
piete control of the CITY government. The
commissioners Of Fulton county TODAY
fixed the wholesale liquor license in The
county at - 600 per year. Their right 10
do 50 is contested
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THE PRESIDENTS GOT

New York. Dee. 7.-Commissioner An
dersOn stated to-day that the report of the
Pacific railroad commission is now in the
hauds of the president, and viii not be
made public until it has first been submit
ted to the attorney general. who viii sup
plement it with legal advice a. 10 the best
course to pursue IN the matter Of settle
ment with the Pacific roads
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TWO AScINGMENTc

NEW YORK. Dec. lowing to the pres
sure of foreign creditors, w. q II. Chal-
mers, dealers in linens in in this city and
Dundee. Scotland, made an assignment
today Liabilities stated at less than 800,
900: assets not known
Isaac Hayes, wholesale liquors, made an
assignment today. Liabilities Sl25, eco; as
SETS ahout 80 nD
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w { REanlE nEkn

eeived here that W. : Beadle railroad
man OF large means, and father Of the chief
engineer and head OF the construction
company OF the Nickle plate railroad. died
at DightoD, Kan. yesterday. his remains
have been sent 70 Canon City, Col, where
Bs. -e4-fsfayF
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ON TRIAL FOR NINE MURDERS.

MACON. Ga. Dec tom Voolfolk, who
is charged with the murder of his father
and eight other members of the family, Is
now on trial here. All the evidence Is CIR
cumstantial and no damaging testimony
has been elected so far.
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MILF AID WANTEo.

CoLUMBCs. o., Dec The sheriff o.
lake county has asked the governor Tor
militia 10 eueii threatened not among
the ore handlers at Fairport. that c0lutg.
One hundred men % The Fifth regiment.
Cleveland. have been ORDERED 10 hold hem
selves u readiness - move tomorrow
morning il necessary
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CONNECTICUT pPcH,es

convention of The Prohibitiog party met
here this afternoon. G. T. Whifcomb. Of
New Haven, was devoted the privilege of
the platform and urged the claims o. the
Republicans He was replied by Waiter
Thomas Mills. OF Ohio. Session VIII he
held tomorrow
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I, l a. m.--For Mis-
souri,; warmer fair weather, light to fresh
variable winds, becoming southerly
For Kansas. Warmer, fair weather light
to fresh variable winds except in Nebraska,
fresh to brisk southerly to westerly.
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THE aEGlh.Ep S

kA2s s. CITT. D., a nesting % tie
). cs-esIA ;SsAgsse gv8s l~3d here tonight, a.
slllA vas .Ges1 - hem the saass5n
with Ire foliGErifE club. IgeuVey kan-as
J.tg Lincoln. Le4re8werEH. II .Ec}45B-asi.
Joe. Pueblo. and elsasT Togseka or
N!e-ifA = schedule corurat 1sec XIII rseet
j EssEss4rr Is
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yOtJNe HAWKINS CONVICTED.

NEW YORK, Dec. AT Riverhead, l.. l.,
today Francis Asbury Hawkins aged
about q, and of respectable antecedents,
was found guilty of murder in the first de
gree for killing his mother, Who objected
to his intended marriage
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FINE STOCK BARN BURNED.

LEXINGTON. Ky. Dec One of the
stables OF Bowerman Bros, dealers in fine
trotfing stock, burned tonight, with five
valuable horse Total loss estimated SO,
600. The fire was jncendiary. being start
ed in three places
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SplNER RESIGNED

DETROIT, Dec VIM. J. Spicer, gener-
al manager OF the Chicago * Grand Trunk
and the Detroit Grand Haven x Milwau-
kee railroads, with headquarters i'll this
city has resigned.